On
Kitschby Odd Nerdrum
Book Description: Kitsch has long been viewed as fine art's
poor relation, aping its form while failing utterly to achieve its depth
of meaning. In "On Kitsch" Odd Nerdrum and others discuss the meaning and
value of kitsch in today's world, and its relationship to art. For the
first time in this volume, English-speaking fans have the chance to read
the writings of Odd Nerdrum, Norway's most famous contemporary artist,
or kitch painter, as he would refer to himself. This printing of a variety
of writings by Nerdrum and others includes speeches, essays, and humorous
pieces such as "The Kitch Questionnaire," and "Kitch Aphorisms." This book
is an opportunity to discover the thought process of one of the world's
most unique and compelling artists.
Paperback: 104 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.35 x
7.90 x 5.45 Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers; (August 15, ) ISBN: 8248901238

The
Artificial Kingdom: On the Kitsch Experienceby Celeste Olalquiaga
Book Description: From her pet glass-globed hermit crab Rodney
to the Victorian era's Crystal Palace, Celeste Olalquiaga offers a meditative
look at the origins of kitsch and what kitsch tells us about the conflicts
between the real and the artificial, tradition and modernity, nostalgia
and melancholy. Olalquiaga artfully traces this form to the mid-1800s and
establishes kitsch as a sensibility of loss-a yearning for objects to help
recapture the past-and explains how these artifacts respond to a deep-seated
human need for meaning and connection with nature. The Artificial Kingdom
beautifully elucidates this aspect of culture as an attempt to recover
what industrialization has destroyed.
Paperback: 336 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.70 x
7.50 x 5.32 Publisher: Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd); (December ) ISBN: 081664117X

20th
Century Icons-Kitschby Wayne Hemingway
Book Description: 20th Century Icons is a stylish, quirky and
instantly collectable series of little books created to celebrate the last
hundred years. Famous names in the arenas of fashion, film, rock and pop,
design, kitsch and camp have all chosen their own personal icons, recorded
with interesting and amusing and sometimes controversial results. Wayne
Hemingway, founder of funky fashion label Red or Dead and self-confessed
kitsch addict and collector selects his personal kitsch favourites. From
poodles to pink flamingos and Blackpool Tower to the Vatican this is a
collection like no other, for the delight of kitsch fanatics everywhere.
from Absolute Classics

Florida
Kitschby Eric & Myra Yellin Outwater
Book Description:Florida is the land of pink flamingos, bathing beauties, palm trees,
coconuts, and beaches. It is a tourist mecca and a treasure trove of souvenirs.
This book is a salute to the popular Florida tourist culture of the 1940s
through the 1970s, when mostly northern tourists embraced the Florida sun
and beaches with open arms, discovering along with Florida's natural beauty,
a lot of kooky kitsch. Kitsch is colorful, funky, fun, and collectible.
This book, with its 250 photos, remembers the nostalgic, whimsical objects
often bought on impulse, brought home as gifts or mementos, and then relegated
to shelves, attics, and bathrooms to sit for years, undusted, as visible
reminders of happy trips. Whether a native of Florida, a seasonal visitor,
or one in need of a getaway, this book is sure to evoke a bit of Florida
sunshine for all.
from Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.Special Order

Star-Spangled Kitsch: An Astounding and Tastelessly Illustrated Exploration
of the Bawdy, Gaudy, Shoddy Mass-Art Culture in This Grand Land of Oursby Curtis F. Brown
from Universe BooksOut of Print - Try Used
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Some Call It Kitsch: Masterpieces of Bourgeois Realism.by Aleksa. CelebonoviC
from Harry N AbramsOut of Print - Try Used
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Barry Humphries' Treasury of Australian Kitschby Barry Humphries
Humphries is Australia's Minister for the Yartz and a close friend
of Dame Edna.
from Pan MacmillanOut of Print - Try Used
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